Blues have settled into a nice rhythm in the last couple of months, with a regular seven-day turnaround allowing the boss to introduce his play, review, improve, play working week.

And for a fortnight at least, tomorrow’s trip to the John Smith’s Stadium will be the final revolution of that particular cycle as the Christmas congestion interrupts what has been a very profitable pattern.

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Rowett will do all he can to keep the same team for both this match – and the Boxing Day fixture against Derby, before being compelled by the 24-hour turnaround to mix things up at Nottingham Forest on Sunday week.

“Certainly this weekend and leading up to the Derby game that won’t be tempered at all,” Rowett said.

The only slight doubt is last weekend’s hat-trick hero Demarai Gray who missed training on Thursday with a stomach ache but will hopefully return this morning. If he doesn’t play, Lee Novak or Koby Arthur could.